Questions tagged [windows-server-2016]

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I have a server that had some problems with it's network adapters. It suddenly was very slow to remote into it or access it's shares. It then progressed to not utilizing it's IP Address and showed 169....

I am using Windows Edition 1607 on Windows Server 2016. I need to enable the ' Windows Subsystem for Linux'. I am unable to find this option in the Add Features option. You can view the screenshot for ...

I have a server that I just set up running windows server 2016. My PC (windows 10) has network access via ethernet, it is able to see the server in the network section on my explorer. My computer and ...

I have created a home lab environment to practice Active Directory, I have managed to set the domain controller up, ad it seems to be working.
However, I added a laptop to the domain, and I was able ...

On a Windows Server 2016 machine, I want to configure Task Scheduler to run an action based on an event. But I cannot get it to work.
Here is how I can easily reproduce it:
If not done yet, click on ...

I am having an issue with my new fresh Windows Server 2016 install
The server is a, HP Proliate DL360 Gen5
I was trying to set a static ip on the server but when i clicked on the properties section ...

I disabled the Windows Search Services in Windows Services but when i click on the Windows Menu from the desktop then type on my keyboard, the Windows Search is still available and i am able to use it ...

In our company, we want to configure our Windows-based infrastructure compliant to the IASE SCAP specifications, e.g., the Microsoft Windows Server 2016 STIG Benchmark.
In this document, there is the ...

Using Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016 with the Account lockout policy set to 3 attempts and 99999 (max) duration. If i locked an account or entered the password wrong 2 times and I then reboot the ...

I have:
A Windows 2016 Server with DHCP and DNS server with "Dynamically update DNS records only if requested by the DHCP clients" checked.
I am not using AD.
Will a Windows 10 client always request ...

I manage Windows Server 2016 instances from a Windows 10 Pro desktop using Remote Desktop Connection. When I restart a server, the remote desktop connection closes and I have to ping the machine until ...

We just setup a DMZ at a new client to host a RODC and SCCM server for internet client connectivity. We created a GPO with the needed WFAS connection rules to secure communication from the internal ...

I am running a Windows Server 2016 Desktop Experience VM on VMware Workstation 14. I was not getting any connectivity, and tried several configuration changes to fix it. Eventually, I noticed that the ...

For the first time I am building a domain from ground up. I gave the domain name the name of the business, and before doing so I didn't think to check online to see if it was already being used on the ...

I want to replace the default image/slideshow desktop background with a usable console (cmd, powershell, whatever). This console should behave the same as a normal desktop background, i.e. it should ...

I have a domain I bought from namecheap.com and I have a web server an AD along with a DNS I host at home. How do I setup my DNS at home so I to point my thomp.site domain from namecheap to my home ...

Where do I begin, I decided to set up a virtual network on VMware at home to play around with while I'm not at college where I study Networking and make virtual networks all the time and well my DC ...

So we use Azure AD and we also have a domain. So we want to connect the Azure AD and the AD from our windows server - but the domain names are different.
The Azure AD is x.co.uk and the windows AD is ...